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Petal (pĕtˈal; 277), n. [Gr. πέταλον a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal, fr. πέταλος outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. pétale. See Fathom.]
    1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored leaves of a flower. See Corolla, and Illust. of Flower.

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    2. (Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.

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